"Five Borough Winners Special" $26 World Cup Meal Deal Tops 588 Restaurants Sign-Up — Runs Jun 11 (Tournament Opens) Through Jul 19 Final; All Five Boroughs Represented

NYC Tourism + NYNJ Host Committee confirmed Thu Jun 4 that 588+ small businesses have signed up to offer $26 prix-fixe / drink-and-bite specials during the FIFA World Cup window (Jun 11 – Jul 19). Coverage all five boroughs. Mamdani positioned the program as a small-business support play tied to the 8-game NYC schedule. NY1/CBS interviews framed the rollout as the mayor's pre-tournament economic anchor pitch.

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